General Urology Consultant

East of England, East of England

Permanent

£93,666 to £126,281

Doctor - Other

General Urology Consultant

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for one clinician to join UHB Trust as a substantive General Urology Consultant on the QE site.

The Urology Directorate is considered one of the busiest in the country and currently provides services across all four sites undertaking a combined total of 13,164 surgical procedures and 42,153 outpatient visits per year.

The medical compliment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital includes 12 consultants, 2 clinical scientists and a Cancer and Benign Nursing Team. In anticipation of the expansion of Solihull Theatres this is one of two additional posts awarded to the Urology department to support the delivery of Elective Urology for UHB.

You will join a team of subspecialists to support the General Urology service, and will contribute to regular MDTs, be support by dedicated specialist nurses and work with multiple external and internal teams that are involved within the General Urological pathway.

The Terms and Conditions of service are offered on a 10 Programmed Activity basis. The post includes participation in a 1 in 12 oncall rota supported by an oncall registrar.

The ability to communicate and work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team is vital. It is also anticipated that the successful candidate would contribute to increasing the national profile of the department.

A strong commitment from the appointee to the Department and involvement with governance and audit is expected.

Main duties of the job

You will support the General Urology service at UHB (Based at the QE however with an operating list at Solihull), and work as part of a larger Urology Team that includes both Cancer and Benign Subspecialities.

You will be supported by a dedicated team of specialist trainees and SAS doctors and will have regular outpatient and diagnostic clinics.

You will be expected to also partake in the on-call Rota.

You must be fully registered with the General Medical Council with a licence to practise and is advised to maintain up to date membership of a recognised medical defence organisation. The successful candidate is expected to be aware of local policies and procedures and comply with the standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Trusts.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Consultant appointments are made to the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust as a whole; as services are developed and changed, the base of posts may alter and any employee of the Trust will be expected, within an agreed clinical strategy, to move his/her sessions as the service requires. In particular, , your attention is drawn to the fact that the post advertised may include routine evening and week-end working as part of the working arrangements and any applicant automatically agrees to undertake such work; the specific scheduling of such activities would be subject to further discussion and may be agreed at a later date in the future. This includes a move to 7 day/24 hour working in accordance with Trust governance and commissioning requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a forward thinking and progressive department. If your ambitions and values reflect those of the Trust and its high working standards, and you want to join our team and be a crucial part of our future success, please complete the application form via NHS jobs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*FRCS Urol or equivalent
*CCT in urology or equivalent or training towards
*GMC registration specialist register or eligible within 6 months

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .